Marcott Timber & Trucking, Inc. v. National Council on Compensation Insurance

Employer seeks review of an order of the Department of Insurance and Finance (DIF) dismissing its appeal of a workers’ compensation premium audit for lack of jurisdiction. We affirm.

In January, 1988, Liberty Northwest Insurance Corporation (Liberty), employer’s insurer, performed an audit of employer’s workers’ compensation premiums for the fiscal year October 1, 1986, to September 30, 1987. It determined that employer had failed to report “bonus pay” as part of its subject payroll for the period and, because of that, it assessed employer an additional $25,000 in premiums. On February 25,…